Exchange Rates on June 01, 2011
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial
banks in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 am are as follows:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
US Dollar 108.95 110.55
Sterling Pound 178.70 182.77
EURO 156.13 160.32
Swiss Franc 126.50 130.94
Canadian Dollar 111.59 115.17
Australian Dollar 115.91 119.67
Singapore Dollar 87.87 90.38
Japanese Yen 1.3315 1.3713
(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based on previous
day’s market weighted average rate for the US$ are as follows:
Country Currency Indicative Rate
Bahrain Dinar 290.89
Kuwait Dinar 399.49
Oman Rial 284.82
Qatar Riyal 30.11
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.24
UAE Dirham 29.85
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime
Rate (LPR) during the week ended 26th May, 2011 by all commercial banks
was 9.45 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of April, 2011 was 6.22 percent.
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